Rafael Falcón, professor emeritus of Spanish, dies at 74
Rafael Falcón, professor emeritus of Spanish at Goshen College, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022. He was 74 years old. Falcon taught Spanish at Goshen College from 1979-2011.
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Dr. “Sarge” Yoder, former professor, coach and namesake of baseball field, dies at 94
Jay Harold "Sarge" Yoder, longtime professor emeritus of physical education and head coach at Goshen College, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, surrounded by family. He was 94 years old. Dr. Yoder taught physical education and coached at Goshen College primarily from 1955 to 1987. The J. Harold "Sarge" Yoder Baseball Field, named in 2015, honors his dedicated service.
Merritt Gardner, retired mathematics professor, dies at age 87
Merritt Gardner, retired professor of mathematics who taught for 29 years, died Wednesday, December 30. He was 87 years old.
Henry “Hank” Weaver, professor emeritus of chemistry and provost emeritus, dies at 93
Dr. Henry "Hank" D. Weaver, professor emeritus of chemistry and provost emeritus at Goshen College, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. He was 93 years old, having served the college from 1957-1980, and again in 1996.
Mabel Virginia Brunk, former nursing professor at Goshen College, dies at age of 95
Mabel Virginia Brunk, a former nursing professor at Goshen College from 1951-1959, died Sept. 7, 2021 at the age of 95.
Mervin D. Zook, former associate director of college relations and director of communications dies at 84
Mervin D. Zook '59 former associate director of college relations and director of communications, died Aug. 29, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was 84.
Mary Linton, former professor of biology, dies at 66
Mary Linton, former professor of biology from 1989-2002, died June 13, 2021 in Bay City, Michigan. She was 66 years old.
Willard Martin, former dean and professor of German, dies at 87
Willard Martin, former academic dean and professor of German from 1984-1995, died May 28, 2021 at Landis Homes Retirement Community in Lititz, Pennsylvania. He was 87 years old.
Theron Schlabach, professor emeritus of history, dies at 87
Theron F. Schlabach, professor emeritus of history, died May 13, 2021, at Greencroft Health Care in Goshen. He was 87 years old and taught at GC from 1965 to 1998.
Ruth Gunden, trailblazing champion for women’s athletics, dies at age 90
Dr. Ruth E. Gunden ’52, professor emerita of physical education and director emerita of international education, died March 25 in Goshen at age 90.